If it is said that in the history of the NBA, which foreign player has achieved the most, then many people will award this honor to Nowitzki in the Lone Ranger One City. Nowitzki spent 19 seasons with the lone ranger after being drafted by the Lone Ranger in 1998, helping the team win a championship, becoming the FMVP himself, and winning the best player in the regular season. In his career, he averaged 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, which was very good.
I believe that fans know about the owner of the Mavericks, Cuban, he is a true owner, but also a real love for the NBA, rather than simply treating the NBA as a business, often go to the home to watch the team's games, he and Nowitzki also established a very deep friendship. And in the Mavericks, in fact, except for Cuban. Including the head coach of 2003, Nelson Sr., who was also in a relationship with Nowitzki, and he also threatened Cuban that if he dared to let Nowitzki play with injuries, he would resign.
That happened in the Western Conference Finals in '03, when the Mavericks were the league's top powerhouse, and their opponents in the Western Conference Finals were the old spurs. The two sides won one of the first two games, but in the crucial third game, Nowitzki was injured, because Nowitzki's injury caused the choice team to collapse across the board, and in the fourth quarter, the single quarter scored less than 20 points, and finally the Spurs won, taking a 2:1 lead and taking a good opportunity.
In the fourth game between the two sides, it is also very crucial for the Mavericks, if they lose, they will fall behind 1:3, but against the stronger Spurs, they eventually lost and were taken by the opponent. Before the start of game 5 between the two sides, the Mavericks said Nowitzki's injury was getting better and it was time to start playing. At the same time, the team's owner Cuban also hopes that Nowitzki can stand up when the team is in trouble.
However, the then head coach Nelson Sr. believed that Nowitzki's health was more important, and he did not want Nowitzki to play before he was fully healed, which would take risks on the future of his career. That's why he threatened Cuban to resign if he forced Nowitzki to make a comeback. I have to say that he is a good coach, and it is precisely because of his persistence that Nowitzki won the regular season MVP and then led the team to the championship.